Class-Divides
Four years ago The New York Times dedicated an entire series on social class in the United States entitled "Class Matters." This series illustrated the relevance of class in several areas of life: Health, Marriage, Religion, Education and Immigration. If you have time, read the Overview article.
The Overview article brings up an interesting point:
- The delusion Americans have regarding the class system, and the fact that mobility within the economic ladder is practically stagnant.
I'm not sure how many people believe that America is "recovering" from the recession, (especially with the unemployment rate rising again last month,) but we all know that there's been plenty of people that have taken a hard hit down that economic ladder.
Four years later and billions more in dept (for bail-outs and the "war,") -and after this New York Times series was written -where they matter-of-factly stated: "Americans are arguably more likely than they were 30 years ago to end up in the class into which they were born", -it forces us to the startling reality of the condition of this country, a country where everyone still believes that they have an opportunity.
I wonder how many companies actually try to meet their quotas for "Equal Opportunity" -that does not include foreign applicants.
Anyone want to engage in this discussion?
Has anyone had any relative experiences within this topic?
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The Overview article brings up an interesting point:
- The delusion Americans have regarding the class system, and the fact that mobility within the economic ladder is practically stagnant.
I'm not sure how many people believe that America is "recovering" from the recession, (especially with the unemployment rate rising again last month,) but we all know that there's been plenty of people that have taken a hard hit down that economic ladder.
Four years later and billions more in dept (for bail-outs and the "war,") -and after this New York Times series was written -where they matter-of-factly stated: "Americans are arguably more likely than they were 30 years ago to end up in the class into which they were born", -it forces us to the startling reality of the condition of this country, a country where everyone still believes that they have an opportunity.
I wonder how many companies actually try to meet their quotas for "Equal Opportunity" -that does not include foreign applicants.
Anyone want to engage in this discussion?
Has anyone had any relative experiences within this topic?
More on Class Matters
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Permalink Reply by L. Kay Wilson, Esq. on -
I agree that CLASSISM is still a very serious issue in this country. I remember being interviewed for a law job in a big firm in Hartford, CT, and was asked by an interviewer, "What does your father do?" A typical class litmus test is "who's your daddy?" I remember being stunned by the question, as I had just worked my way through law school. And my father was a truck driver. Two pieces of information that might have negatively influenced the hiring decision. I was not offered a position at that white shoe firm. L. Kay Wilson, Esq.
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